Topic articles on Retapedia cover the concepts, mechanisms, regulatory bodies, and policy background relevant to peptide use in sport and medicine. They complement the per-compound peptide articles.
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This index lists 13 topic articles.
- Anabolic steroid — Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are synthetic androgens derived from testosterone, used to boost muscle mass and strength. Prohibited in tested sport.
- Anti-doping — Anti-doping is the system of rules, testing, and sanctions used to detect and deter prohibited performance-enhancing substances and methods in sport.
- Bioactive molecules — Bioactive molecules are compounds — peptides, small molecules, or biologics — that produce a measurable effect on a living organism via receptor binding.
- GLP-1 receptor agonist — Peptide drugs that mimic glucagon-like peptide-1 to boost insulin secretion, slow gastric emptying, and cut appetite. Approved for type-2 diabetes and obesity.
- Growth hormone — A 191-amino-acid peptide hormone from the anterior pituitary that stimulates growth and IGF-1 production. Prohibited under WADA as a performance enhancer.
- Growth hormone secretagogue — A class of compounds that stimulate the pituitary to release endogenous growth hormone via the ghrelin/GHS or GHRH receptor. Prohibited in tested sport.
- Insulin-like growth factor 1 — IGF-1 is a 70-amino-acid peptide hormone that mediates growth hormone's anabolic effects on muscle and bone. It is banned by WADA as a performance enhancer.
- Natural bodybuilding — Natural bodybuilding is competitive physique sport in which athletes build muscle without anabolic steroids or other substances banned by tested federations.
- Performance-enhancing substance — A drug or biologic used to boost athletic performance beyond what training, diet, and recovery alone achieve; prohibited in tested sport when listed by WADA.
- Selective androgen receptor modulator — SARMs are non-steroidal compounds that bind the androgen receptor with tissue selectivity, favoring muscle/bone effects over androgenic ones. Banned in sport.
- Therapeutic use exemption — A formal authorisation under the WADA Code permitting an athlete to use an otherwise prohibited substance for a documented medical condition.
- WADA Code — The World Anti-Doping Code is the core document harmonising anti-doping rules and regulations across sport organisations and public authorities worldwide.
- World Anti-Doping Agency — WADA, founded in 1999, is the international agency that publishes the World Anti-Doping Code and the annual Prohibited List used by sport federations worldwide.
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